Witness says friend of accused was the driver at hit-and-run trial
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On Monday, jurors heard testimony from Jamie-Lee Ford-Jones, Jesse Bleck’s ex-girlfriend. Bleck is accused of hitting Tristan Roby with a car while he was cycling along Exeter Road on the night of July 21, 2019.
On Monday, jurors heard testimony from Jamie-Lee Ford-Jones, Jesse Bleck’s ex-girlfriend.
Tristan Roby was struck by a car while cycling along Exeter Road on the night of July 21, 2019.
Jack Helsdon, who was there at the time, said the crash sent his friend Roby into the air, causing life altering brain injuries. Roby, who was 17 at the time, is now in a wheelchair.
Six months after the crash, investigators arrested and charged 29-year-old Bleck.
He has pleaded not guilty to failing to stop at the scene of a collision causing bodily harm and operating a motor vehicle while prohibited.
On Monday morning, Ford-Jones told the courtroom that in June of 2020 she was arrested and charged for uttering threats and for harassment.
While she was in police custody, she said she was told by a Const. Martin that she would be released if she made a statement against Bleck, who is the father of their seven-year-old child.
